"Tianpeng, Tianpeng, Nine Elements Evil Child."

Purple thunderflame blasted through the raging Yang Fire, and a colossal figure rose within the blaze.

"Five Ding Du Si, Gao Diao Bei Weng."

Chanting the "Heavenly Pig Divine Spell," his body emanated fierce thunder light. Standing over ten feet tall, he resembled a small giant. From the back of his head, three heads and six arms gradually materialized and solidified. Adding to his original head and two arms, he now had four heads and eight arms, the true form of the Marshal of the Heavenly Canopy.

In the right hand of the front body, an ancient bronze spear wrapped in dark evil Qi was enlarging proportionally, countless ash swirling chaotically as the evil Qi expanded.

This was the trace of the spiritual mechanism in the air being exterminated. Before this war spear, death was no longer an abstract concept but a visible, tangible phenomenon. Before this evil Qi, no life could exist.

This was the All Heaven Divine Sha!

Different from the blood-colored evil Qi in Godslayer Spear, but essentially from the same source, all were All Heaven Divine Sha, or rather, none of these was the real All Heaven Divine Sha. Only when the Military God's Five Weapons gathered, and the Warlord cultivated the Divine Sha would it appear.

Tianpeng, using the Life-breaking Spear, broke through Jiang Li's sudden counterattack, avoiding injury. Thunder light was dazzling, and a bolt of thunder was already leaping forth.

"Seven Politics and Eight Spirits, Supreme Hao Xiong.

Long-skull Giant Beast, holding the Emperor's Bell."

Breaking "Sunshine in the sky," he employed Thunder Techniques and, simultaneously, a large hand reached out to grab the Ochre Whip.

Jiang Li mixed reality with illusion, deceiving Tianpeng with a Phantom Body. However, the Ochre Whip in the hands of the illusion was not fake, otherwise, even with Jiang Li's support in the Heavenly Mirror Fragment, the illusion might not have lasted against Tianpeng.

Now as the illusion was exterminated, the Ochre Whip began its natural fall, becoming the focal point of their vision.

"Divine Farmer's Cauldron."

Jiang Li drew the Divine Farmer's Cauldron down with his True Qi, blocking the front thunder, while inside his body, the Nine Palaces Eight Trigrams operated at maximum speed, accelerating both body movement and circulation of blood and Qi; intertwined with blood and Qi, Essence, Qi, and Spirit also hastened.

Dragon and Snake Body!

Employing the secret technique, Jiang Li's speed was like instant teleportation, reaching before the Ochre Whip first and stretching out his hand to grab it.

"Hmph!"

Tianpeng uttered a grunt, vibrating the Qi around him. His large hand hardened, the thumb pinched at the base of the ring finger, the other four fingers wrapped around the thumb and clenched into a fist, forming a unique Fist Seal, and striking a punch.

Bang!

Heartbeats drummed like thunder; the Qi Sea fluctuated like the tide; Divine Thought reverberated like muffled thunder. This punch resonated through Three Elements, seeming plain but embodying a return to simplicity. If any of the Three Elements couldn't withstand it, they would be shattered by this punch.

Back in the Cave Heaven at Iron Pillar Temple, the body left by Ji Jiji had killed two men with such a punch, turning the bodies into blood mist spontaneously.

Today's Tianpeng, stronger than the body left by Ji Jiji, had his Fist Seal's power beyond compare.

Yet, the current Jiang Li was no longer the Jiang Li of the past.

Transforming Essence into Divinity, carrying the way with the body, Qi Body Origin!

The fluctuations of Essence, Qi, and Spirit were suppressed as one, Jiang Li seamlessly grabbed the Ochre Whip, and with a reversed grip, he punched towards the unique Fist Seal.

The collision of unequal fists made Jiang Li feel as though Tianpeng's Fist Seal bore the weight of towering mountains and deep seas, robust and extremely powerful. In terms of strength, he was still above Jiang Li.

Tianpeng had certainly concealed his true strength in the past.

A gleam circulated at Jiang Li's brow, and the Emperor's Qi Observation Skill clearly saw nine spots within Tianpeng's body bursting with Qi Mechanism. Evidently, he had also cultivated "Qi Tomb" and was profoundly skilled. Also, his physical body's strength was extraordinary, even surpassing Zong Zheng who accommodated the Kui Niu Dao Fruit.

"Qi Tomb," "Form Tomb," the grand secret techniques of two great families also converged in him.

To Tianpeng, though Jiang Li's strength was weaker than his own, his Essence, Qi, and Spirit were inseparable, forming a flawless union, managing to withstand Tianpeng's Fist Seal without falling at a disadvantage.

"Bang!"

The sound of a sonic boom followed slowly, the Vigorous Qi Wave surged from the high platform, accompanied by Thunder and Fire intersecting, and evil Qi rising.

All four of Tianpeng's heads showed fury, their hair like Golden Spear, gleaming metallically, their expression revealing a color akin to Red Copper as if forged from iron and cast from copper, indeed it was the Red Copper Primordial Body described in the "Chi You Three Disks Scripture."

This cultivation technique was a Forbidden Skill of Dinghu Sect, with only a few allowed to study it. Among the contemporary disciples, only Ling Wujue had studied the "Jiuli Saber Scripture" derived from this skill, along with the Red Copper Primordial Body.

Now, Tianpeng had displayed the Red Copper Body, his cultivation far surpassing that of Ling Wujue.

'"Qi Tomb," "Form Tomb," has Tianpeng been assimilated by Ji Jiji, or is he an incarnation? He is virtually indistinguishable from Ji Jiji.' Jiang Li was shocked by Tianpeng's strength, meanwhile, he couldn't help but speculate.

"Buzz!"

Essence Qi emitted a lament, the war spear swept over with countless ashes, a terrifying aura causing even blood light to appear at Jiang Li's brow.

The Godslayer Spear resonated with it.

But Jiang Li knew that if he drew out the Godslayer Spear, he would be falling into his opponent's trap.

Compared to Jiang Li who had only recently acquired the Godslayer Spear, this ancient being had encountered Ji Jiji transformed; at that time, lacking the Military God's Five Weapons did not matter. Now, his opponent was clearly using the Life-breaking Spear to resonate with the Godslayer Spear—it was better to proceed cautiously.

He decisively rejected the idea of using the Godslayer Spear. Jiang Li was in full control as scales appeared on his hands and body, and his eyes turned vertical; he bent and swiftly retreated.

In this moment, through Tianpeng's eyes, Jiang Li moved like a dragon-snake, and his flickering form resembled a twisting "Dao" character in motion.

Though he had not transformed into a figure with a human head and dragon-snake body, Jiang Li was nearly exerting his full strength, now using his human form to display the profound mysteries of Fuxi Dharma.

The War Spear carrying a whiff of death brushed past Jiang Li, its black Evil Qi morphing into various bizarre and eerie skull shapes on the spear, erasing both spiritual mechanism and life force, bringing nothing but ashes.

Jiang Li gripped the Ochre Whip, unthinkingly enhancing it with the Dao Artifact ability "Carrying Heaven and Earth," gifted by Luu Dongbin Dao Fruit, elevating it to fifth-rank and instantaneously entering the state where Heaven and Man are One, seizing control of the surrounding Heaven and Earth spiritual mechanism.

"Heavenly Endless Treasure."

He channeled the spiritual mechanism through the Ochre Whip, with the Divine Farmer's Cauldron positioned above his head, eight qi converging, unleashing an undefeatable mighty torrent that swept everything before it.

But Tianpeng was also quick to act.

"Heavenly Canopy, Nine Elements Evil Child."

"Heavenly Canopy, Child Sha Nine Elements."

"Ten Thousand Ghosts crumble, Divine Saber in one strike."

······

Four heads, chanting four different spells—Heavenly Pig Divine Spell, Tianpeng Demon Extermination Spell, Devil Slaying Evil Swallowing Spell, Marshal Heaven and Earth Chaos Curse—Yin and Yang Thunder violently clashed and suddenly surged into the Life-breaking Spear.

"Boom!"

Thunder and lightning intertwined, the dark black thunder carrying a destructive aura, striking fiercely upon the Eight Qi Torrent, and the area of an entire Fangzhang on the platform was immediately overwhelmed by chaotic flow.

The red copper platform erupted with thunder, bursting the torrent apart and spilling down the steps, sweeping through the great hall.

If not for the platform's special construction, which contained the excess energy of the battle within a certain range, their fierce fighting might have shattered the entire hall.

"This Jiang family brat······"

Gongsun Taicheng watched, his brow furrowing uncontrollably, never expecting Jiang Li's strength to be so formidable.

Although he knew that Zong Zheng Ji Bogu had died at Jiang Li's hand, he hadn't witnessed their confrontation firsthand, so he couldn't fully gauge it; now, seeing them clash, he realized this Jiang family brat had indeed transformed into a monster—clearly fifth-rank, yet able to battle higher-level opponents like Tianpeng.

Even having the Ochre Whip and Divine Farmer's Cauldron in hand seemed excessively exaggerated.

But after all, Tianpeng was no ordinary fourth-rank; even Ji Bogu was completely outclassed by him.

However······

As Gongsun Taicheng blocked the residual waves, he shifted his gaze towards the other individuals.

Tianpeng had turned traitor and was now battling Jiang Li on the platform; Tian Ji was his disciple Gongsun Taicheng's; the only one who could stand with Jiang Li now was Tianquan.

Four against one, the advantage was ours.

Once Tianquan was captured, it would be five against one.

At that moment, Gongsun Taicheng was about to cast a spell when the other three also started making their moves.

Gongsun Shou raised an ancient long sword, Cao Yixuan swung his arms, creating a circle of talismans, while on Gongsun Taicheng's side, Elder Tianji······

The shadow of the God of Wealth manifested behind him. Elder Tianji extended his hand, grasping a copper whip and striking Gongsun Taicheng on the back.

The whip caught him off guard, and because Gongsun Taicheng did not keep his guard up against Elder Tianji, the strike almost made him stumble like an ordinary person, tearing his vestment robe.

Most crucially, a stream of dirty Qi entered Gongsun Taicheng's body, and a surge of thoughts flooded his mind.

Desire for wealth, a need for money, and coveting riches······ Wealth, wealth, wealth—the copper whip, imbued with incense fire thought power collected from the Military God Zhao Xuantan Dao Fruit by Elder Tianji, struck the body and sent a surge of thoughts directly into the soul.

Weakened by the backlash he had already suffered and now struck by his disciple, Gongsun Taicheng felt dizzy and almost had the urge to collapse.

"You! Cao Yuansheng, what are you doing?"

Gongsun Shou called out Elder Tianji's real name, using his sword to block another hit from the copper whip and demanding an explanation.

"Protecting the Sect."

Elder Tianji stated calmly as a golden rope flew from his sleeve, winding towards Gongsun Taicheng.

"Stopping Jiang Li from comprehending the 'Form Tomb' is a Gongsun family matter; outsiders shouldn't interfere. But the Six Hall Elders' assassination of the True Inheritor, and the Supreme Elder dealing with the Six Hall Elders—that's official business. The Sect is not one person's sect."

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